Open AccessCatatonia After COVID-19
Author(s) -
Siikayin,
Jessica Chaffkin,
Robert Ostroff
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of ect/the journal of ect
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.062
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1533-4112
pISSN - 1095-0680
DOI - 10.1097/yct.0000000000000838
Subject(s) - catatonia , covid-19 , delirium , medicine , disease , pandemic , psychiatry , coronavirus , intensive care medicine , pediatrics , virology , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , outbreak
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has affected more than a hundred million people worldwide. In addition to the devastating number of deaths caused by this disease, it can cause significant morbidity in some survivors. The understanding of the morbidity associated with COVID-19 is rapidly evolving. This report describes 3 cases of catatonia associated with COVID-19. Catatonia is easily confused with other forms of delirium but if recognized can be effectively treated. We hope that awareness gained from these cases would help clinicians better recognize and diagnose catatonia following COVID-19 infection.